Chapter 449: Turning Point
"What a Shu country! Really, when I dare not touch him? ”
Late at night, Yang Hao looked at the official document and was furious.
Pu Jia put on a single coat and said, "King, it's late at night, why are you still restless?" ”
Yang Hao snorted coldly: "The southwest barbarians disobeyed Wang Hua, not only beat the envoys sent by the imperial court, but also dared to insult this king, I am really angry." ”
Pu Jia said: "The king is angry, why bother to be angry with a group of wild people, take care of your health."
”
"Hmmm! You go and rest first, the weather is cold, don't get caught in the cold. ”
"The king works hard until late at night, how can the concubine sleep peacefully."
Yang Hao put down the official document and said, "Well, okay, I'll sleep in a while." ”
Pu Jia picked up the papers scattered on the ground and stacked them neatly on the desk.
"King! Is Shu really so difficult to attack? ”
Pu Jia asked.
"Alas! Not only is it difficult to fight, there is a saying that Shu Road is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the sky.
The land of Bashu, the mountain is high and the road is dangerous, Shu has built a pass in a dangerous position in recent years, if you attack Shu at this time, how to take it without a few years of work.
We are now in a critical period of development, and the gains in this battle outweigh the losses.
”
Pu Jia said: "I can't imagine that a little barbarian is so difficult, the concubine and a woman don't understand military affairs, and can't share the worries of the king, and the king forgives the sins." ”
"Alas! What is the crime of loving the concubine, the major affairs of the country are handled by the king, you don't have to worry, okay, go to sleep. ”
On the second day, the Great Pilgrimage Meeting.
"The king, please ask for orders to conquer the kingdom of Shu."
Float the way.
"The barbarians of Shu naturally want to be requisitioned, but not now, the border states are ordered to block the main roads, and no materials are allowed to flow into Shu, and the violators will be punished for treason."
Yang Hao said.
"King!!"
Fu wanted to insist a little longer, but Yang Hao asked him to retreat.
"Ladies and gentlemen, now I have just opened up the land of Hexi, although this station has won, but it costs a lot of money and food, if it is to conquer Shu at this time, it is still my people who suffer.
Now, when we are in the midst of development, we should let the people of the world recuperate.
Nowadays, the agricultural products brought back by the Shangxian man from Dongzhou have been cultivated, and it is believed that they will be popularized throughout the country in a year or two.
In the next few years, my main task is to develop people's livelihood.
Last year, the demographics of various places have been sorted out.
By the end of the 20th century, there were more than 6 million people in Daqi.
This number seems like a lot, but in the eyes of this king it is still too little.
Tobe Shoshu.
”
"The minister is here!"
"From the next year, the Ministry of Household shall draw up a law and submit it to the Ministry of Rites for approval, and all my people, men who have reached the age of eighteen and women who have reached the age of sixteen, must marry.
If there is an unmarried person, the local officials must supervise it, and the offender will be charged a celibacy tax.
In addition, if a person has five or more children, he or she will be exempted from tax for three years, and each of his children will receive three acres of cultivated land.
If infanticide or abuser is discovered, his parents will be exiled to the borderlands, and his children will be raised by the local government.
Orphanages were established in the prefectures and counties, and the relevant money and food were at the disposal of the household department.
However, there are barbarian activities in the territory of our Daqi, and these barbarians who have a fixed place of residence and have been over one year old will give me the national status of Daqi and send orders to all states and counties, and this law is the norm.
”
"King! So that the people will have something to eat? ”
Tobe Shangshu couldn't help frowning.
If the current situation of Qi is completely implemented in accordance with Yang Hao's policy, it will be a great burden on the finances, especially in today's Qi country, where money and food are waiting everywhere.
Yang Hao said: "Aiqing doesn't need to worry, come in, the crops in the greenhouse have been harvested in batches, Aiqing, as the head of the household department, what do you think." ”
"This... Back to the king, the farmers in the greenhouse have seen a few times, some of them have a good yield, but they have not really practiced, and the minister dare not say anything. ”
"Aiqing is worried, this king can understand, just right, the day before yesterday, the greenhouse sent a batch of crops to the palace, this king personally made a few small dishes, the taste is not bad, with the output of these things, it is enough to feed tens of millions of people and worry-free."
"This... The king's words are true! ”
The ministers all looked at Yang Hao with some disbelief.
"Come on! Bring those meals right away. ”
When the palace maid heard this, she hurriedly went up to the hall with a dinner plate.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is peanuts, potatoes, tomatoes, you can taste them.
”
Yang Hao waved his hand and motioned for the palace maids to go and let everyone taste it.
The potatoes are not specially processed, they are simply cooked, and the tomatoes are made by the imperial chef into a tomato scrambled egg, and there are two types of peanuts, fried peanuts and raw peanuts.
The ministers tasted the food with suspicion.
"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think?"
Yang Hao said with a smile.
"King, these things taste good, especially the ones fried with eggs, which are very delicious."
Less Yan Dao.
"Yes, these things are really different from my things in Middle-earth."
"It's just that the king doesn't know what the yield is."
"The yield is amazing."
Yang Hao said.
The ministers immediately discussed.
"King, if this is the case, it can be promoted throughout the country."
"Well, this king thinks this thing is very good, and in the greenhouse, there are several crops being cultivated, and if they are successful, they will yield more than these ones.
If it is popularized, it will be a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people.
”
After listening, everyone finally understood Yang Hao's original intention of spending a lot of money on ocean exploration.
Next, Yang Hao discussed with the ministers to formulate some national policies and improve some agriculture-related systems.
"The Ministry of Works."
"The minister is here!"
"How has the steam engine been going lately?"
"Back to the king, the minister is fortunate not to be dishonored, the steam engine has made progress, the sealing problem has been solved, and I believe that the preliminary experiment can be carried out in a period of time."
Yang Hao nodded: "This matter must be grasped quickly, now my Daqi railway line has been laid three, in a few years, the improvement of the smelting process, the steel output has been greatly improved, the progress of the railway laying will naturally be accelerated, the development of the steam engine can not be taken off the retreat, any difficulties must be reported in time, all departments must fully cooperate."
If a prevarication is discovered, the officials involved will be arrested and handed over to the department to deal with.
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"Wait for the order!"
"That's it! It's nothing, just retreat! The next few years will be a critical period for the development of my Daqi, and I hope that you can create more brilliance for my Daqi. ”
"King Shengming! Congratulations to the king! ”
The twenty-first year of Hongwu is destined to be an extraordinary year for the Qi country.
In the fall, the first new crops were rolled out around Chang'an.
Under the propaganda of the government, the people of Chang'an are looking forward to autumn more than ever.